A BBC Theme Park Is Coming to England in 2020

The BBC has just signed a deal to make a theme park inspired by some of its most popular TV shows, including Sherlock and Doctor Who. Get excited.

Some of your favorite British TV characters, including Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes, may be coming to [a theme park in England] (http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-30411131) (which begs the question: Why doesn't such a theme park already exist?). The BBC has just signed a contract to build the amusement park in Kent, just southeast of London—and although they have yet to break ground and the park isn't due to open until 2020, it’s not too early to get excited.

The London Resort Company Holdings, the BBC's partner on the project, has promised that the “American-style” park (meaning lots of fatty snacks?) will have 50 rides and attractions inspired by BBC properties, plus 5,000 hotel rooms and a theater that seats 2,000. A quick survey of the BBC’s most popular shows could hint at what to expect: Sherlock and Doctor Who both bring in big audiences in Britain and beyond. Top Gear would be easy to turn into some kind of car-racing ride, while The Great British Bake-Off is practically begging for a sweet shop.

Though it may be too early to tell what the as-yet-unnamed British amusement park will look like—for now, all we know is that the "London Paramount Entertainment Resort" is in the works —the team working on the project could probably take lessons from the hugely successful Harry Potter experiences. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London lets you walk through actual Potter film sets, and Universal Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter has an interactive Diagon Alley and a roller coaster inside a faux Hogwarts. Is it too early to put in a request for a TARDIS-themed roller coaster?